{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-19-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-19-3","heading":"Deodands — Benefit of clergy — Petit treason.","body":"Deodands, the plea of the benefit of clergy, and the distinction between petit treason and murder, are abolished. Petit treason shall be prosecuted and punished as murder.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 19 Sentence and Execution"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-19/12-19-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:26Z","sha256":"daa05ea309f7ed0b32ece9985a593a254eb392139db012dd5069d99800646eb4","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-19-2.2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-19-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}